Discussions about the Imperial Family and European Royalty > Tatiana Nicholaievna
Pictures of Tatiana I
Antonio_P.Caballer:
--- Quote --- Someone said that the pictures were touched up and that Tatiana was actually thinner than the formal photos depicted her. Was this true of Olga too? I know she was supposed to be quite slim.
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Hello Michelle,
Certainly Olga was slim, she grew specially thin while in captivity, even aged(that was said of her while in Tobolsk) by the constant worries of which she was completely aware(sometimes even more so than her parents).
As far as the touchings up are concerned, the photographers would sometimes "correct" her nose or wide mouth, but other than that they would only do minor changes, and each photo should be studied independently.
I think Olga was the most attractive due to her intelligence(?) and spiritual depth. I also think she suffered more than her sisters because of the revolution and in a deeper way.
Going back to Tatiana, in my opinion, she was the most elegant and regal of the four sisters.
olga:
Even though I have a dislike for children, Anastasia Nikolaevna does seem to have been pretty as a child. But she was rather plain as a teenager. Does anyone know of smiley photos?
Adele Chatelain:
Ifind Tatiana absolutely beautiful; for me, it's her eyes. They remind me of Ahkmatov's poem that begins:
"Asia, your lynx eyes...."
(there are various translations, of course) but that term, Lynx Eyes, reminds me of Tatiana. Those high cheekbones with those lynx eyes, to me, are what makes her so hauntingly lovely.
Warm regards,
Adele
nerdycool:
Well, in that case..... ;D
Go to http://www.livadia.org and into Olga and Maria's scrapbooks. There are many examples of someone smiling. Unfortunately, Tatiana and Anastasia's aren't up yet.
On this site http://www.angelfire.com/biz5/romanovs/album6.html ,
towards the middle, there's one with the four bald Grand Duchesses who are all grinning.
These are my two favorites of a smiling Grand Duchess:
http://www.livadia.org/olishka/images/olga3.jpg
http://www.livadia.org/mashka/images/mashkamityaana.jpg
Anyway, there are many more out there... it's just a matter of finding them.
Lanie:
Oh, thank you! ;D
The hair remained long, actually (except in Tatiana's case) -- they would just pile it up! Having your hair up was done at 16 and over so you were now a 'lady'.
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